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yòu

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yòu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yòu | you4
English translation
young
infant, young child; immature

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About yòu

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

yòu

Contains the radical

yāo

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

One with little  yāo strength  yāo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of yòu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

幺力

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Example sentences using yòu

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不分 bù fēn 男女老幼 nán nǚ lǎo yòu dōu 喜爱 xǐ aì .

Both young and old like it.

yòu quǎn zài 火炉 huǒ lú qián 打滚 dǎ gǔn .

The puppies were rolling in front of the fire.

海淀区 Hǎi diàn qū 机关 jī guān 幼儿园 yòuéryuán , 323 kuài ,384知春里小区 xiǎo qū xià Chē 就是 jiù shì .

Haidian District authorities kindergarten, fast 323,384 Zhichun Li is the area off.

现在 xiànzài diǎo 幼鸟 dōu huó hěn hǎo .

Now both mother and fledglings are doing fine.

幼儿 yòu ér 游戏 yóuxì gěi 孩子 háizi 很多启发 qǐfā .

The playgroup provides plenty of stimulation for the children.

Words with yòu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
幼儿园 yòuéryuán kindergarten幼兒園
幼稚 yòuzhì young幼稚 yòuzhì
yòu young yòu
幼儿 yòu ér infant幼兒
年幼 nián yòu young年幼 nián yòu
幼虫 yòu chóng larva幼蟲
幼童 yòu tóng young child幼童 yòu tóng
婴幼儿 yīng yòu ér baby嬰幼兒
幼小 yòu xiǎo young幼小 yòu xiǎo
妇幼 fù yòu women and children婦幼
幼苗 yòu miáo bud幼苗 yòu miáo
幼年 yòu nián childhood幼年 yòu nián
自幼 zì yòu since childhood自幼 zì yòu
幼女 yòu nǚ young girl幼女 yòu nǚ
幼稚园 yòu zhì yuán kindergarten (Tw)幼稚園
幼时 yòu shí childhood幼時
幼教 yòu jiào preschool education幼教 yòu jiào
男女老幼 nán nǚ lǎo yòu everybody男女老幼 nán nǚ lǎo yòu
幼体 yòu tǐ larva幼體
幼发拉底河 Yòu fā lā dǐ Hé Euphrates River幼發拉底河
尊老爱幼 zūn lǎo aì yòu respect the old and cherish the young尊老愛幼
扶老携幼 fú lǎo xié yòu taking everyone along, young and old扶老攜幼
长幼 zhǎng yòu seniority長幼

yòu Decomposition & Compounds

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yòu Decomposition

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yòu Compounds

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  • yòu
    • yōu , yǎo , yǒu , ǎo , ào , yòu , yǒu , yǎo , yào , yòu , , , , , , , , , ,
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